Kyocera to quit consumer smartphone market by 2025

Kyocera has announced its decision to exit the consumer smartphone market by March 2025 and refocus its consumer strategy in Japan to align with its business-first approach in North America. Continue reading “Kyocera to quit consumer smartphone market by 2025”

Sharp, Motorola Mobility, and Kyocera join AccessAdvance’s HEVC Patent Pool

The most well-known companies, Sharp, Motorola Mobility, and Kyocera in the tech industry have joined Access Advance’s HEVC Advance Patent Pool as licensees to become part of this patent pool. This move shows how important these companies believe high efficiency video coding (HEVC) technology is for their businesses and customers alike. Continue reading “Sharp, Motorola Mobility, and Kyocera join AccessAdvance’s HEVC Patent Pool”

Kyocera DuraForce PRO with wide view action camera, 3240mAh battery, 4G LTE announced

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Kyocera has announced DuraForce PRO rugged smartphone which is resistant to drops, shocks, dust, and water. The phone comes with Super Wide View Full HD (1080p) Action Camera with 135 degree lens. Continue reading “Kyocera DuraForce PRO with wide view action camera, 3240mAh battery, 4G LTE announced”

Microsoft & Kyocera enter patent cross licensing deal

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Microsoft’s patent licensing business has been known to be one of the more profitable ventures for the company. Indeed, the acquisition of Finnish giant Nokia was to a large degree for its large patent portfolio which would open more revenue streams for Redmond. Microsoft’s patent portfolio stretches across multiple verticals within the telecom industry due to which they have aggressively chased and entered patent licensing deals with major smartphone brands earning them anywhere between $5-$15 per handset sold.  Continue reading “Microsoft & Kyocera enter patent cross licensing deal”

Microsoft sues Kyocera over Android patent infringement

Microsoft has filed a patent lawsuit against Kyocera alleging that the Japanese electronics maker infringed some of Microsoft’s mobile phone patents, according to a report by Reuters.

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Kyocera confirms plans for new phone with sapphire crystal display

Last week there were reports about Kyocera developing a smartphone with sapphire crystal display. Today, the company has released a video and thereby confirming the launch of a smartphone that is equipped with sapphire crystal display.

Kyocera which focuses on durable and rugged smartphones showcases ‘Sapphire Shield’ displays in the latest video. It claims that it has 41 years of experience synthesizing man-made sapphire for electronic components, LED lighting, and high-end wrist watches. The Sapphire Shield display is described as “coming soon,” and will be available in large enough quantities to satisfy Android manufacturers. It also states that this displays will be pure and “truly affordable”.

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Kyocera reportedly developing smartphone with sapphire crystal display

Kyocera is developing a smartphone that is equipped with sapphire crystal display, according to a report from Cnet. A leaked video of the lab testing shows Kyocera testing out the displays in various tough tests.

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Sprint Launches The Water Resistant Sanyo Taho By Kyocera

Sprint today announced a rugged water resistant phone, the Sanyo Taho by Kyocera. This handset comes with military-grade toughness and it protects your device from dust, shock, vibration and blowing rain.

Sprint today announced a rugged water resistant phone, the Sanyo Taho by Kyocera. This handset comes with military-grade toughness and it protects your device from dust, shock, vibration and blowing rain. Continue reading “Sprint Launches The Water Resistant Sanyo Taho By Kyocera”

Sprint launching Samsung Transform and Sanyo Zio?

Sprint is also considering on Android like T-Mobile and Verizon. They recently announced the EPIC 4G, which comes with a sliding-QWERTY keyboard. Now as you can see the image, which is showing that the Samsung Transform and Kyocera Sanyo Zio are coming to Continue reading “Sprint launching Samsung Transform and Sanyo Zio?”

Kyocera Launches Zio M6000 Android Powered Affordable Smartphone

Kyocera recently launched a new Android based smartphone, the Kyocera Zio M6000. The elegant design coupled with Android operating system makes this handset, one of the coolest Android device currently available in the market.

Kyocera recently launched a new Android based smartphone, the Kyocera Zio M6000. The elegant design coupled with Android operating system makes this handset, one of the coolest Android device currently available in the market. This handset comes with 3.5 inches touchscreen, Wi-Fi connectivity, 3.2 megapixel camera and so on.

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MindTree to develop Mobile Phones now

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MindTree, the popular IT Solutions Company is now getting into the development of Mobile phones now.

This new division in MindTree called N!Mo (Next in Mobility) will deal with conceptualizing, designing,and developing white-label mobile devices for different service providers and OEMs who will in turn brand them and sell it in the global forum.

Samartha Raghava Nagabhushanam, the founding director of Kyocera Wireless India, which MindTree acquired recently, will head the N!Mo division in MindTree.

This new division in Mindtree is expected to bring in revenues of $9 Million (42 Crore Rupees) in the next 6 months and help MindTree in achieving the $1 Billion target by 2014.

(Source: The Times of India)